Yeading North
Hillingdon 020 · 5 sub-areas · 10,604 residents
Hillingdon 020 is a residential pocket of the London Borough of Hillingdon, home to around 10,600 people with a notably high share of families and children. A typical two-bedroom flat lets for about £1,565 a month — broadly in line with the outer London market, though well below what you'd pay closer to the centre. The area's standout feature is its unusually large social housing stock, at nearly three in ten households.
Yeading North is a mid-density neighbourhood of Hillingdon in the London region. It sits between busier and quieter parts of the local authority and isn't dominated by a single use — there's a mix of workplaces, housing and local services. The demographic profile leans family-aged, with a clear share of households with school-age children.
Overview
What's it like to live in Yeading North?
Greenspace is on the doorstep — a park or playing field is within walking distance of most homes; Recorded crime is higher than the national norm — common for built-up urban areas, but worth weighing if you're looking for a quieter base; Transport links are limited — a car or e-bike is a practical assumption for most regular trips; rents are roughly in line with the national norm, at around £1,549 a month for a typical home; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
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Figures are aggregated across 5 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Yeading North in Hillingdon
Living in Yeading North
Hillingdon 020 sits in outer west London, where the city starts to feel noticeably more suburban. Streets are largely residential, owner-occupied in part but with a significant chunk of social housing that gives the area a more mixed, community-feel than many comparable outer boroughs. Nearly 29% of residents are under 18 — one of the higher concentrations you'll find in this part of London — which shapes the area's character in practical ways: schools are visible, family life is central, and quieter evenings are the norm.
Rents here sit at the more affordable end of the London spectrum. A one-bedroom flat runs about £1,235 a month, a two-bedroom around £1,565, and a three-bedroom roughly £1,884. That's meaningfully cheaper than inner London but still above the national two-bed median of around £1,200. For buyers, the median sale price sits at just over £410,000, and it takes roughly 5.6 years to save a deposit at local salary levels — a stretch, but more manageable than most of inner London.
Just under half of households here own their home outright or with a mortgage — 42.5% — while almost 29% are in social housing and around 27% rent privately. That tenure mix is unusual for London and reflects decades of council development alongside private ownership. The ethnic diversity index of 70.1 and a UK-born share of 54% confirm this is one of the more internationally mixed parts of the borough.
Degree-level qualifications sit at around 29% of residents — below the London average — and median resident earnings are roughly £36,400 a year. The area skews towards working households in more practical sectors rather than the finance and tech clusters that dominate inner London. Unemployment claims run at about 4.9%, which is elevated relative to many London neighbourhoods and worth bearing in mind.
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Frequently asked
- Is Hillingdon 020 a nice place to live?
- It depends what you're after. It's a family-oriented, outer-west London neighbourhood with affordable rents by London standards and excellent broadband. The trade-off is higher-than-average crime, a relatively low share of highly-rated nearby schools, and an area that scores in the more deprived national deciles. It suits families and working households on moderate incomes more than young professionals seeking city buzz.
- What is the rent in Hillingdon 020?
- A one-bedroom flat runs around £1,235 a month, a two-bedroom about £1,565, and a three-bedroom roughly £1,884. These are estimates scaled from borough-level data using local sale prices, so treat them as a guide rather than a guarantee. Rents rose about 1.8% year-on-year, which is moderate by recent London standards.
- Is Hillingdon 020 safe?
- Crime runs at around 120 incidents per 1,000 residents a year — noticeably above the UK national average of roughly 80. The area sits in a lower deprivation decile nationally, which tends to accompany higher crime rates. It's not uniformly unsafe, but it's worth researching specific streets if safety is a priority for you.
- What's the commute from Hillingdon 020 to central London?
- By public transport, you're looking at around 34 minutes to the nearest major employment hub — workable for a regular London commute. The nearest mainline rail station is about 2.7 km away, so most residents drive to it or to the nearest Underground station, which is a similar distance. Around half of residents commute by car.
- Who lives in Hillingdon 020?
- Largely families — nearly 29% of residents are under 18 and over a quarter of households are couples with children. It's a diverse area, with 54% of residents born in the UK and an ethnic diversity index of 70.1. Around a third of households rent privately or are in social housing; median resident earnings sit at roughly £36,400 a year.
- What schools are near Hillingdon 020?
- There are 101 schools within typical catchment distance, but only around 33.5% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is about 513 metres away. Check the Ofsted website for current school names and ratings, and factor catchment boundaries in carefully if school quality is a priority.
- Is Hillingdon 020 good for families?
- The demographics suggest many families already think so — it has one of the higher under-18 populations in outer London and a large share of couple-with-children households. Rents are more manageable than inner London, there's green space within about 350 metres, and broadband is full-fibre. The main caveat for families is the relatively low share of highly Ofsted-rated schools nearby.